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Mater Filius Queen City is a home that helps pregnant women who lack the support of family or who are experiencing financial difficulties. Its services include providing a transitional residence for women during a crisis pregnancy, and helping mothers learn to appreciate and understand the great blessing that has entered their life and how to best care for that blessing in a healthy and stable manner. Its mission is to safeguard the life of the unborn child and defend the dignity of the child’s mother, regardless of how the child was conceived.
On December 5th and 6th following each Mass, members of LaSalle K of C will be collecting money for Mater Filius and will be giving away “Keep Christ in Christmas” car magnets as a thank you for your donation. They will be accepting cash or checks made out to Mater Filius Queen City. All donations will go directly to the home, and Knights of Columbus Insurance together with anonymous individual Knights have made a commitment to match the first $1000 collected. So Please Donate. To learn more about Mater Filius visit their website at https://mfqc.org/.
Nativity of the Lord; Christmas Eve & Christmas Day Masses
Christmas Eve
Tuesday, December 24
3pm (church and gym) • 5pm • 10pm (church only)
Christmas Day
Wednesday, December 25
8am • 10am • 12pm
Solemnity of Mary, Holy Mother of God
Tuesday, December 31
11pm Mass
Wednesday, January 1
8am • 10am • 12pm
Epiphany of the Lord
Saturday, January 4
4:30pm (Vigil)
Sunday, January 5
6:30am • 8:30am • 10:15am • 12pm
This year St. Leo’s is in need of the following to be dropped off at their parish:
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Amazon Wish created for the Toy and Clothing Drive/St. Nick Giveaway
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Blankets and Bedding (sheets, pillow cases) – NEW or gently used & clean
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Towels, wash clothes, dish towels – NEW or gently used & clean
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Shoes – any gender or size
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Toys – no broken – NEW or gently used & clean
If you can help out, please bring items to St. Leo’s, 2573 St. Leo Place (off Baltimore), during any of these times:
December 1-4, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Saturday, December 5, 10:00 am-12 noon
Volunteers will help you unload. For more information, call Amy at St. Leo’s 513-921-1044.
The eighth grade Girl Scouts are coordinators for the Giving Tree that will be in the back of church on Saturday, November 28. All are invited to participate in this annual Christmas service project, which benefits various underprivileged children, seniors, and pregnancy centers in our area. When picking a tag, please stay safe and social distance. Try to avoid touching tags you are not going to take. There are gloves in the back of church.
Ornaments need to be returned with the specified gifts by the 12 noon Mass on Sunday, December 13. New this year, gifts are to be taken to Loyola Hall. You are encouraged to drop your gift off early in the parish office lobby beginning December 7. Volunteers are needed to help the Girl Scouts sort and deliver the gifts on Sunday afternoon, December 13. Families are encouraged to contribute to this effort.
Please call Tara Binder to volunteer: 513-385-1516. Thank you for your generosity and continued commitment to this cause!
While the holidays are supposed to be one of the happiest times of the year with its focus on God and family, they often produce a lot of anxiety and stress when that family is broken by parental divorce, separation, or other forms of brokenness. As now-adult children of these families, we need help to not just survive the holidays, but to try to have the joy that Christ intended us to have during these holy occasions. So this holiday support group is aimed at just that – unlocking the joy and peace of Christ.
The Life-Giving Wounds holiday support group will take place online over two evenings, November 19 (before Thanksgiving) and December 17 (before Christmas), 8:30 – 10:00 p.m. EST each night. The cost is $15 ($10 for college students). Click on the website below for the schedule, topics, speakers, and registration.
https://www.lifegivingwounds.
We cordially invite any parishioner to join the Faith Journey and attend the October Classes to enrich your own faith life. Are you interested in learning more about Advent and the Liturgical Calendar? Advent of the Church Year is the lesson on Wednesday October 28. Greg Niehaus and Len Johansing are the catechists for the evening. Greg is the catechist for Advent of the Church Year, and Len will be teaching the Liturgical Calendar. Call Len Johansing at 513-470-8886 to reserve your seat. Each class begins at 7 PM in Ignatius Center Left. Please bring your face mask to class.
The lessons for October include the following:
New Testament – Paul’s Letters on October 7
Church Part I & Part II – Ecclesiology and Story on October 14
Church Part II – The Story on October 21
Advent of the Church Year on October 28
The grief support group will meet for the last time at 7 pm on Wednesday, October 28 in the Ignatius Center. The topic discussed will be acceptance.
Our mission is to Inspire and cultivate devotion to Mary and the Holy Rosary, especially in young people, through the making and distribution of rosaries and rosary guides. Everyone 6th grade and up is welcome to participate. Adults and the homebound are also welcome to participate. Meetings will take place the second and fourth Fridays of every month from 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM in Loyola Hall (same time and place). Any questions contact Madalyn Hardig at rosaryguild@sainti.org.
Don’t know how to make rosaries? No Problem, we can teach you! There will be opportunities to make both cord and wire rosaries. We will make rosaries and rosary guides that will benefit our local community as well as our worldwide Catholic family. This is also a great opportunity for fellowship.